JP2010152432A - Automatic cash processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic cash processor for preventing the fault of the input/output port of coins or paper money. <P>SOLUTION: This automatic cash processor for dealing with cash is provided with: an imaging means for imaging at least either an input/output port where paper money is input/output or an input/output port where coins are input/output; a storage means for storing the image of the input/output port as basic image data when there is no a foreign matter; an image comparison means for comparing image data imaged by the imaging means with the basic image data, and for detecting the foreign matter from the difference of the image change; and an input/output port control means for controlling the opening/closing of a door installed in the input/output port according to whether or not the foreign matter has been detected by the image comparison means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic cash processing apparatus, and more particularly to an automatic cash processing apparatus that prevents troubles that may occur at the entrance and exit of coins and banknotes.

When transactions are made with ATMs (automatic teller machines) of financial institutions that have become widespread in recent years, identity verification is performed using a cash card and a personal identification number. A surveillance camera is installed in the ATM booth as a countermeasure against suspicious persons. In addition, since the damage caused by the use of stolen cards and counterfeit cards is increasing, there is a strong demand for improved security. Therefore, there is a technology that attaches a surveillance camera to the ATM itself and records the image of the customer and the back, and whether there is a forgotten thing on the touch panel or in the vicinity after the customer's transaction operation (may be a suspicious object such as a skimming device) There is known a technique of detecting and detecting if there is an audio output or a monitoring center (see Patent Documents 1 and 2).
JP 2008-3874 A JP 2008-27259 A

  However, although various techniques for crime prevention as described above have been proposed, customers also want to prevent troubles during transaction operations. Usually, a door is attached to a part where a banknote or a coin is taken in and out by ATM, and is automatically opened and closed as necessary. For example, the coin opening / closing door is opened when the operation is shifted to an operation for inserting cash, or when an instruction to insert a coin is given from the operation screen. Here, when things are loaded on the door, the door will not open, the door will open, foreign matter will enter and the paper will jam, and the customer's belongings will fall and break The problem of asset destruction of customers will occur. However, in the contents described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, there is no description that particularly solves the above problem.

  As a means for preventing such troubles of coins and bills in / out, a method of attaching and monitoring a sensor at the entrance / exit is conceivable, but there are problems of sensor mounting position limitation and sensor destruction. In addition, in the case of a small object, the sensor may slip through and not respond.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a condition, and it aims at preventing the trouble of the entrance and exit of a coin or a banknote.

  An automatic cash processing apparatus according to the present invention is an automatic cash processing apparatus that handles cash, and there is an imaging unit that captures at least one of an entry / exit for entering and exiting banknotes and an entrance / exit for entering and exiting coins, and foreign matter exists Storage means for storing the image of the entrance / exit as basic image data, and image comparison means for comparing the image data picked up by the image pickup means with the basic image data and detecting foreign matter from the difference in image change And entrance / exit control means for controlling opening / closing of the door provided at the entrance / exit depending on whether or not a foreign object is detected by the image comparison means.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent troubles at the entrance and exit of coins and banknotes.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The embodiments described below are preferred embodiments of the present invention, and thus various technically preferable limitations are given. However, the scope of the present invention is particularly limited in the following description. As long as there is no description of the effect, it is not restricted to these aspects.

(Constitution)
FIG. 1 is a schematic external view of an automatic cash processing apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, an automatic cash processing apparatus (also referred to as ATM) 1 includes a camera 2, a card entry / exit 3, a passbook entry / exit 4, a coin entry / exit 5, a bill entry / exit 6, and an operation surface (display input unit) 7. Is provided. In this specification, the coin inlet / outlet 5 and the banknote inlet / outlet 6 are collectively referred to as a customer service section 8. The operation surface may use a liquid crystal touch panel method.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the details of the customer service unit 8 provided in the ATM 1 shown in FIG. Doors 51 and 61 are provided at the coin slot 5 and the banknote slot 6 respectively. When the door opens and closes, coins and bills can be inserted and withdrawn.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the ATM according to the present embodiment. The configuration shown in FIG. 2 is at least a required configuration in this embodiment, and other generally known ATM configurations are omitted. The ATM 1 according to this embodiment includes at least a camera 2, a storage unit 10, an image comparison unit 11, and an entrance / exit control unit 12.

  The camera 2 (imaging means) is monitoring means for monitoring the customer service portion 8 of the ATM 1. As a monitoring means, it is possible to monitor by attaching a sensor to the entrance / exit, but there is a possibility that the sensor mounting position may be restricted or the sensor may be destroyed. It may slip through and not respond. Therefore, in this embodiment, monitoring is performed using a camera (imaging means). Thereby, it is not restricted to an attachment position and the possibility of destruction is also reduced. Further, as will be described later, since it is determined whether or not there is an object by comparing images acquired by the cameras, even a small object can be detected.

  The storage unit 10 stores image data (also referred to as basic image data) in a state where no foreign object is placed on the customer service unit in advance.

  The image comparison unit 11 compares image data captured by the camera 2 with basic image data stored in advance in the storage unit 10, and detects a foreign object from an image change (difference).

  The entrance / exit control unit 12 controls opening / closing of the doors 51 and 61 provided at the coin entrance / exit 5 and the bill entrance / exit 6, respectively. In the present embodiment, opening / closing is controlled based on the comparison result of the image comparison unit 11. Specifically, the opening / closing operation is prohibited when a foreign object is detected, and the opening / closing operation is permitted when a foreign object is not detected.

(Operation processing)
Next, the door opening / closing operation process of the customer service section 8 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  The camera 1 monitors the customer service section 8 (step S1), and when a customer visits the store (step S2), the current image captured by the camera is compared with a previously prepared image (basic image), and there is no difference. Is determined (step S3). If there is no difference, it is determined that there is no foreign object, and the transaction is started as it is (step S6).

  If there is a difference, it is determined that a foreign object is loaded, and an instruction to move the object is displayed on the ATM operation surface 7 (step S4). After waiting for a certain time (step S5), the images are compared again (step S3), and after confirming that foreign matter has been removed, the transaction is started (step S6).

  In the above description, image comparison is started when the customer visits the store as a trigger (steps S2 and S3). Here, the determination as to whether or not the customer has visited the store may be such that the position of the camera 1 and the imaging direction can be moved, and it is possible to detect whether or not the customer has come by imaging the ATM forward direction, or with another camera or sensor. A customer visit may be detected. Alternatively, it may be determined that the customer visits the store when the customer starts operation from the operation surface 7.

  On the other hand, a timing other than the customer visit may be used as a trigger. For example, when it becomes necessary to withdraw or withdraw cash during operation. This is because even if nothing is placed in the customer service department when visiting the store, it is possible that the baggage will be left in the way after the operation is started.

(effect)
According to the above embodiment, when a customer opens and closes a door provided in the customer service unit 8 while using ATM, it is detected whether or not an object (foreign matter) is placed on or around the service unit 8. , Can prevent obstacles in the customer service department. For example, there is an effect of preventing loss of customer assets due to falling of customer belongings placed in the customer service section 8, preventing damage to the customer service section due to placing heavy objects, and suppressing the dispatch of guards and maintenance personnel. .

  In addition, when a foreign object is detected, a notification means for notifying the fact and alerting the customer is provided. In the above embodiment, it is displayed on the operation surface 7 (step S4), but the notification means may be an audio output. As a result, the customer removes the foreign object from the customer service unit 8 and leads to the prevention of the failure.

  Since the customer service section 8 is monitored by the camera, there is no problem where the camera is mounted within the range where photographing is possible, and the problem of the camera mounting position can be solved. In addition, the destruction problem can be solved by mounting the camera in a place that is difficult to reach by the customer.

  In addition, since a foreign object is determined based on a difference between image changes by comparing captured images, no recognition failure occurs.

  Note that a program for a CPU (Central Processing Unit) to execute the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4 constitutes a program according to the present invention. As a recording medium for recording the program, a semiconductor storage unit, an optical and / or magnetic storage unit, or the like can be used. By using such a program and recording medium in a system having a configuration different from that of each of the above-described embodiments and causing the CPU to execute the program, substantially the same effects as those of the present invention can be obtained.

  Although the present invention has been specifically described based on the preferred embodiments, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above-described ones and can be variously modified without departing from the gist thereof.

It is a schematic external view of ATM1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the detail of the customer service part 8 of ATM1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of ATM1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation processing which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Automatic cash processing equipment (ATM)
2 Camera 3 Card entry / exit 4 Passbook entry / exit 5 Coin entry / exit 6 Banknote entry / exit 7 Operation surface (display input part)
8 Service section 51, 61 Door 10 Storage section 11 Image comparison section 12 Entrance / exit control section

Claims (6)

An automatic cash processing apparatus for handling cash,
An imaging means for imaging at least one of an entry / exit for entering and exiting bills and an entrance / exit for entering and exiting coins;
Storage means for storing, as basic image data, an image of the entrance and exit when no foreign matter exists;
Image comparison means for comparing the image data picked up by the image pickup means with the basic image data and detecting foreign matter from the difference in image change;
An automatic cash processing apparatus, comprising: an entrance / exit control means for controlling opening / closing of a door provided at the entrance / exit depending on whether or not a foreign object is detected by the image comparison means.   The entrance / exit control means prohibits the opening / closing operation when a foreign object is detected by an image comparison means for comparing the image data of the entrance / exit imaged by the imaging means and the basic image data, 2. The automatic cash processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an opening / closing operation is permitted when no foreign matter is detected.   The automatic cash processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a notification means for notifying that a foreign object is detected by the image comparison means.   The timing when the image is picked up by the image pickup means and the comparison by the image comparison means is either at the time of customer visit, at the start of operation in the automatic cash processing apparatus, or when it is necessary to put in and out cash at the entrance / exit during operation. The automatic cash processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein   5. The image comparison unit according to claim 1, wherein, when a foreign object is detected, the image comparison unit performs image comparison again using image data acquired again by the imaging unit after a predetermined time has elapsed. An automatic cash processing apparatus according to any one of the above.   The position where the image pickup means is provided and the image pickup direction are movable. After the image pickup means picks up the front direction of the automatic cash processing apparatus and detects whether or not the customer has visited the store, the image of the entrance / exit is picked up. The automatic cash processing apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the automatic cash processing apparatus moves in a position and a direction.

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